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SRS Submission Guidelines

Submissions are open to all bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students within the College of Education and Human Development*

  1. Submissions are accepted between February 3 and March 3, 2025 via the online submission portal.
  2. Submissions may come from an individual presenter or group. Only one submission per group will be accepted; please list every contributor when prompted in the submission form.
  3. Submissions may be submitted for either oral and/or poster presentation format.

*George Mason students whose primary program is outside of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) are welcome to submit a proposal, so long as they are collaborating with a CEHD faculty mentor and their research is aligned with a CEHD program or a related field of study.


All submissions must include the following:
  • Presentation format preference
  • Title of Research Project (20 words or fewer)
  • Research Project Abstract
    • Please seek faculty guidance if unsure of the appropriate elements of a research project abstract for a particular discipline.
  • Abbreviated Research Project Description for Publication (100 words or fewer)
  • Presenter information, including:
    • Full name
    • Professional headshot (high resolution, portrait photo – no selfies please!)
    • Mason email
    • G#
    • Student status and program(s) of study
    • Name of faculty/staff collaborators
      • All students are required to collaborate with at least one faculty member

2025 Submission Timeline

February 3 – March 3, 2025

March 4 – March 6, 2025

Submission Review

Submissions will be reviewed and participants selected by the CEHD SRS Review Committee

March 7, 2025

Students Notified of Decision

Students will be notified of their submission decision via their George Mason email by March 7, 2025.

April 9, 2025

Poster Collection

Student presenters will be responsible for printing and dropping off their completed posters to the Office of Student and Academic Affairs in Thompson Hall Suite 2300

April 17, 2025
6:00 p.m.

2025 CEHD Student Research Symposium

All student presentations will be available for in-person viewing and feedback at the event in Dewberry Hall, Johnson Center (Fairfax campus).